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A trompe l'oeil of a letter rack with documents, pamphlets, a miniature of King William III (1650-1702), a medallion, a quill, a stick of red wax, a magnifying-glass, combs, scissors, and other objects
Details
Edward Collier (Breda c.1640-?1710 ?Leiden)
A trompe l'oeil of a letter rack with documents, pamphlets, a miniature of King William III (1650-1702), a medallion, a quill, a stick of red wax, a magnifying-glass, combs, scissors, and other objects
signed and inscribed 'Mr. Edward Collier / Painter in / London' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 29 in. (61 x 73.5 cm.)
A trompe l'oeil of a letter rack with documents, pamphlets, a miniature of King William III (1650-1702), a medallion, a quill, a stick of red wax, a magnifying-glass, combs, scissors, and other objects
signed and inscribed 'Mr. Edward Collier / Painter in / London' (lower right)
oil on canvas
24 x 29 in. (61 x 73.5 cm.)
Provenance
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, London, 11 July 1990, lot 104.
with Rafael Valls Ltd., London, from whom purchased by the late Mrs. Barbara Overland.
with Rafael Valls Ltd., London, from whom purchased by the late Mrs. Barbara Overland.
Literature
D. Wahrman, Mr. Collier's Letter Racks: A Tale of Art and Illusion at the Threshold of the Modern Information Age, Oxford, 2012, detail illustrated p. 89.
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